The top four spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll have been pretty stable over the last five weeks: Denver and Miami taking the top two spots in some order; Wisconsin holding third; and St. Cloud State grabbing fourth. That fifth spot has been a bit of an enigma, with four teams taking turns. … Read more
Seven finalists are up for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The group includes Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Amherst senior Kirsten Dier, Alaska senior Dion Knelsen, Adrian junior Sam Kuzyk, Williams senior Zachary Miller, Connecticut College junior Brigid O’Gorman and Denver senior Brandon Vossberg. The award, given annually to the college hockey … Read more
The WCHA has suspended St. Cloud State forward Aaron Marvin for three games, intimating in a statement that the junior was careless in safe play at Wisconsin on Feb. 20. Marvin delivered an open-ice check to Wisconsin captain Blake Geoffrion in that game, and Marvin’s shoulder appeared to make contact with Geoffrion’s head. Geoffrion reportedly … Read more
Hockey coaches are fond of saying that it doesn’t matter if you are ranked No. 1 in the country during the season; only the team that is crowned national champion is truly satisfied at year’s end. While titles are what everyone in all sports ultimately aspire to, there can also be little argument that being … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage has reprimanded coach Dave Shyiak for throwing a water bottle from the bench while arguing with officials last Saturday, an action that led to his ejection. Shyiak was given an unsportsmanlike conduct minor and a game misconduct after an argument, the Fairbanks News Miner reported. The newspaper also reported that Shyiak stepped onto the … Read more
With the Harvard Crimson’s 5-1 win over Princeton of Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey playoffs, head coach Katey Stone passed former Minnesota and Colby head coach Laura Halldorson for the all-time lead in D-I women’s coaching victories. The 16th-year head coach – all at Harvard – has guided the Crimson to a 338-142-27 (.693) … Read more
Having gone more than two seasons without a win, Lebanon Valley is moving from NCAA Division III to the American Collegiate Hockey Association starting next season. The school cited travel, costs, missed class time and competitive concerns among reasons for the change. For the second straight year, the Flying Dutchmen were 0-25 this season, 0-15 … Read more
The Cadets have finally graduated. After nearly two months playing second fiddle to a more seasoned Oswego squad, Norwich finally grabbed sole possession of the top ranking in Division III college hockey. Now 20-1-4 on the season, the Cadets downed Connecticut College and Tufts by a combined score of 13-2; the Lakers, meanwhile, fell to … Read more
In the rare occasions this season where Miami has faltered enough to lose the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, Denver has been there to take advantage. Nothing different this week. The Pioneers, winners of eight in a row and with just one loss in 14 games since the holiday break, … Read more
Jim Culhane’s 11th full season as Western Michigan’s head coach will be his last. Culhane will be relieved of his duties at the end of the season, the school announced Thursday. The Broncos are 8-17-5 overall this season and 4-16-4 and in 11th place in the 12-team CCHA. “After a very diligent evaluation of our … Read more
Boston University center Corey Trivino is expected to miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season after suffering a fractured right fibula in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Maine, the school announced on Wednesday. Trivino has appeared in all 28 games this season for the Terriers, tallying 15 points on four goals and 11 assists. He scored … Read more
Harvard leads the way with four nominees among the 45 names unveiled Wednesday as candidates for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the prize for the nation’s top women’s college hockey player. Forwards Kate Buesser and Liza Ryabkina, defender Leanna Coskren and goaltender Christina Kessler represent the Crimson on the list, which will be pared … Read more
Vermont junior forward Justin Milo was dismissed from the team on Tuesday according to a representative of the Catamounts athletic department. Milo, who was tied for second on the team in scoring this season, was let go for what head coach Kevin Sneddon said was “the best interest of the program.†According to the Burlington … Read more
Niagara and Alabama-Huntsville will tack on another game to a previously scheduled series to make up for a game postponed last weekend after a shooting on the Huntsville campus. The game that was postponed last Saturday will be made up at 4 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Feb. 28. The teams were scheduled to play at … Read more
Defending national champion Boston University was five games under .500 at the winter break, but the Terriers have turned things around in 2010. With nine victories in 12 games since the break, they’re back in the hunt for a home-ice spot in the Hockey East playoffs and possibly an at-large spot in the NCAA tournament. … Read more
For the second straight week — and the 10th consecutive atop Division III overall — the Oswego Lakers are the unanimous choice as the best team in college hockey. Teams two and three, Norwich and St. Norbert, remained unchanged. Moving up to fourth was Plattsburgh, who defeated both Buffalo State and Fredonia to improve to … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville’s game at Niagara on Saturday has been postponed after a fatal shooting on UAH’s campus Friday. Three people were killed and three others were wounded in a school building. A biology professor is being held on murder charges. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Alabama-Huntsville community,” Niagara athletic director Ed McLaughlin said. … Read more
Wisconsin has suspended sophomore forward Matt Thurber indefinitely for a violation of the athletic department’s Student-Athlete Discipline Policy. The school did not disclose the nature of the violation. Thurber has three assists in nine games played this season for third-ranked Wisconsin. He is suspended from both games and practices but can receive student-athlete and weight-training … Read more
General Information Broadcasts start 10 min. before game time (All times EST, Windows Media Player for PC or Mac required) Official Release Archived Broadcasts, 2008-09 Season Notice: High-speed Internet (500 kbps) is required to view video feeds without interruption. All fans can still use the audio-only feeds. 2009-10 Regular Season Broadcasts Friday, September 25, 2009 … Read more
After a month out of the top 10, Boston College has made its way back in. The Eagles are 10th this week in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, released before Monday’s Beanpot championship game. Related link: USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll — Feb. 8, 2010 BC moved up four spots from last week’s rankings … Read more